Nursing-bottle holder



' April 12, 1927.

V. J. MURRAY. JR

NURSI NG BOTTLE HOLDER Filed May 12, 1925 2 Shoots-Sheet 1 [115 ATTORNEY April 12, 1927.

V.-J. MURRAY, JR

NURSING BOTTLE HOLDER Filed May'12. 1925 2 eets-shoot 2 INVENTOR- l zizw/zi Illa/1%}! #15 I AT.TRNE

Patented Apr. 12, 1927.

UNITED? STATES VINCENT J. MURRAY, 31%., or HILADELPHIA,rnimsYLvANIA.

NURSING-BOTTLE HOLDER.

Application filed May 12, 1825.

My invention relates to nursing bottle holdersand its object is to provide a bottle holder which may be adjusted to hold a bottie in any desired position and which will yield tothe movements of the bottle caused,

by the child, to which a bottle may be quickly fastened, and which may be made to hold bottles of different types.

These objects, and other advantageous ends which will be described hereinafter, I attain in the following manner, reference being had to the accompanying drawings in which a Figure 1 is a side elevation of a bottle holder made in accordance with my invention illustrating how it may be adjusted and moved to various positions, V

Figure 2 a plan view of the bottle holder shown in Figure 1 illustrating how it may be swung to various positions,

Figure 3 an enlarged section on line 3.3 of Figure 1, '7

Figure 4 an enlargedsection on line 4-4 of Figure 1,

Figure 5 an edge view of the bottle clamp shown in Figure 1, illustrating the first step of inserting a bottle therein, and

Figure 6 a like view illustrating the second step.

Referring to the drawings, 1 indicates a stand, 2 an arm adjustably mounted on the stand, and 3 a bottle clamping member adjustably fastened to the end of the arm.

The stand is preferably made by twisting three pieces of wire to formlegs 4 and connecting these legs by twisted wire braces 5.

, The wires of the legs are then wound around a core wire 6 to provide a standard .7. Two of these wires terminate at the top of the standard as shown at 8. The other wire and the core wire continue upward and are bent into the shape of a yoke 9 having eyes 10 in its ends.

Arm 2 is made by twisting a pair of wires around each other. A twist 11 of the wires is opened up to provide a pivot opening through which a bolt 12 may pivotally eonnect arm 2 to the eyes 10 of yoke 9. This bolt has a wing nut 13 for forcing the ends of the yoke toward each other to clamp the arm therebetween as shown by dot-and-dash lines in Figure 3. hen yoke 9 is opened up, as shown in full lines, it allows arm 2 to swing sidewise, as shown in Figure 2, and when closed. as shown in dot-and-dash lines. it clamps the arm to prevent sidewise Serial No. 29,733.

movement. The rear end of the arm is bent into an eye 14 which is connected with the upper end of a link 15. A clamp 16 is connected. with the lower end of the link and embraces-the standard-7. Shifting clamp 16 to different positions on the standard, and fastening it thereto, adjusts arm 2 to hold a nursing bottle at different heights as shown at dot-and-dash lines in Figure 1. The front end-ofar1n-2 is bent into an eye 1? to which the bottle clamp 3 is adjust-ably fastened.

Bottle clamp 25 is bent from wire into a bottle shaped frame 19, slightly narrower than the largest diameter of the bottle, so that a bottle beneath the frame cannot readily pass upward. A bottle supporting part 20. is attached by its ends 21 to the frame. The frame has small loops to clamp the ends 21thereto. The bottle supporting part, in the shape shown, is adapted for holding bottles of oblong cross section but maybe easily shaped to hold round bottles, as shown in dot-and-dash lines, or bottles of other shapes. .Frame 19 has a neck support 22, preferably bentfrom itself, in whichthe neck of the bottle rests. The ends of the wires of frame 19 have eyes through which the frame is fastened to eye 17 of the arm by a pivot bolt 23. Vith this connection the bottle clamp may be-adjusted at different angles 'to the arm as shown in dot-and-dash lines in Figure 1. Frame 19, support 20 and neck support 22 are preferably covered with rubber to prevent slipping and assist in holding the bottle in the clamp.

The standard 7 is flexible and may be bent, without permanent distortion, to the dotand-dash line position shown at 24 in Figure 1, and arm 2 may be bent, without distortion, to the dot-anddash line positions shown at 25. This flexibility in thestandard and arm allows ample up and down move ment of the bottle. The pivotal connection of the arm with the yoke 9, as shown in Figure 8, gives the arm a wide swing so that the child may turn its head'and move the bottle from side to side without material resistance to the movements. Constructing the bottle holder in this manner makes it extremely yieldable to movements of the bottle caused by the child.

To use the bottle holder, a. bottle 26 is placed in bottle clamp 3, as shown in Fig ure 5, so that the neck of the bottle is within neck support 22. The bottle is then turned to the position shown in Figure 6. This brings the bottle to rest on bottle support 20 beneath frame 19. Frame 19 is sprung slightly as the bottle passes through it, and when it returns to its former position it firmly clamps the bottle against support 20. Bottle clamp 3 and arm 2 are then adjusted to bring the bottle to the proper height and angle for nursing purposes. Due to the ex treme flexibility of the bottle holder, the movements imparted to the bottle by the nursing child will not tip the bottle support. After use, the bottle is removed from the clamp and the clamp and arm 2 may be folded on each other and on standard 7 and put away in small space.

I have found from actual use, that the bottle holder above set forth cannot be tipped by a nursing child, that it does not oflicr material resistance to the movements of the bottle when the head of the child is turned, and that the inconvenience of holding the bottle or placing it in proper position for nursing is avoided.

While I have described my invention as taking a particular form, it will be understood that the various parts may be changed without departing from the spirit thereof, and hence I do not limit myself to the precise construction set forth, but consider that I am at liberty to make such changes and alte 'ations as fairly come within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A bottle holder including a stand, an arm fulerumed on the stand to swing vertically and laterally; means connected with the stand and with the arm at one side of its fulcrum for swingably adjusting the arm vertically, and a bottle clamping member mounted on the arm at the other side of its fulcrum.

A bottle holder including a standard; an arm pivoted intermediate its ends to the standard; a link connected with one end of the arm; a clamp connected with the link and adjustably connected with the standard, and a bottle clamping member mounted on the other end of the arm.

3. A bottle holder including a stand consisting of a core wire and a plurality of wires wound around the core wire and lead ing therefrom to provide supporting legs; an arm pivoted between the end of the core wire and the end of one of the wires wound around the core wire; means connected with one end of the arm and adjustahly connected with the stand for adjusting the arm, and a bottle clamping men'ibcr mounted on the other end of the arm.

4:. A bottle holder including a stand; a yoke on the end of the stand; an arm pivoted h-ctween the ends of the yoke; means con nected with one end of the arm and adjustably connected with the stand for adjusting the arm, and a bottle clamping 1ne1nher mounted on the other end of the arm.

ii. A bottle holder including a stand; a yoke on the stand; an arm made, from twisted wires and having one of its twists open to provide a pivot opening; means passing through the opening and pivotally connecting the arm to the yoke; means adjustahly connecting one end of the arm with the stand, and a bottle clamping member mounted on the other end of the arm.

In testimony whereof I have signed. my name to this specification.

VINCENT J. MURRAY, Jn. 

